Friendship Development Associates

Friendship Development Associates in conjunction with Affirmative Investments, Presbyterian Senior Care and Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh has brought to the Penn Avenue Arts corridor beautiful new and unique spaces.  This former Eat \'n Park site is an exciting new addition to Penn Avenue and was designed by Rothschild Doyno Architects and contracted by Mistick Construction.&...

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As part of the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative\'s (PAAI) original 16 building strategy, the Bloomfield Garfield Corporation acquired 5115-17 Penn Avenue and sold it to Loysen Kreuthmeier Architects.  Loysen Kreuthmeier renovated the building to include first floor office space with two loft apartments on the second and third floors.  Loysen Kr...

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As part of the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative\'s (PAAI) original 16 building strategy, FDA acquired 5015 Penn Avenue and sold it to artist Jason Sauer in 2006.  Sauer renovated the building to include first floor studio space and living space on the second and third floors.  In 2007, Sauer received a grant from PAAI\'s Artist Loan and Grant Fund...

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In 2000, FDA acquired this former nuisance bar with four units of housing attached.  Shortly after FDA bought the building, they began to negotiate with a Friendship resident who was interested in opening up a coffeehouse.  FDA rented the space to the resident who put many hours of seat equity into the rehabilitation of the space.  Quiet Storm Coffeehouse opened in 2001 at 5430 P...

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FDA acquired these four units of housing attached to a former nuisance bar on Penn Avenue.  The storefront is now home to the Quiet Storm Coffeehouse.  The exterior of the building was cleaned and painted and the four interior units were renovated into three apartments.  These apartments are completely air conditioned, include all hardwood floors, all new appliances, brand new ba...

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This property is the district's only historic landmark which was saved from demolition by nearby neighbors.  In 1995, the property was purchased by Friendship Development Associates and the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation as a joint venture partnership to convert the townhouses into rental housing.  The project was completed in three phases.  In 2000, the partnership completed th...

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As part of the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative\'s (PAAI) original 16 building strategy, FDA acquired this property and the adjacent lot and sold it to the Pittsburgh Glass Center.  The large, state of the art facility contains studios in hot glass, flameworking, coldworking, casting and kilnworking. The Pittsburgh Glass Center is the region%u2019s premiere glass art studio and gallery space an...

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As part of the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative\'s (PAAI) original 16 building strategy, FDA acquired 5109-11 Penn Avenue and sold it to artist Laura Jean McLaughlin.  McLaughlin renovated the first floor for her studio, The Clay Penn, and renovated the second and third floors into two loft apartments.  She received a grant from the PAAI Artist Loan and Grant Fund and renovated the facade....

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As part of the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative\'s (PAAI) original 16 building strategy, FDA acquired 5013 Penn Avenue and sold it to an artist who resided on Penn to help keep young entrepreneurs on Penn Avenue. 


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This home had been divided into eight apartment units when FDA purchased the property from the City of Pittsburgh.  FDA rehabilitated the exterior of the house with a new roof, several replacement windwos, new paint and a refurbished front porch.  The interior of the home was left unrenovated for the buyer.  FDA sold the property and the owner completely gutted the interior and c...

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